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About Me

I'm a 20-something sorority girl turned geek from Chicago (currently living in Los Angeles). I recently closed my blog, Free And Flawed, after four years of writing, drawing and sharing. I made a fresh start, which is kind of terrifying, over at Bottle Up The Crazy (http://bottleupthecrazy.com).

I am passionate about communities. I've been an active member of 20SB since 2008 (though less active these days, but I'm still reading)! I've discovered a fabulously geeky community thanks to my fellow Nintendo Brand Ambassadors and Brand About Town. I'm most proud of the community I helped create at Border Stylo (http://borderstylo.com).

When I'm not totally consumed by social media, I love freelance writing. Lately I've been focusing on the iPhone and its millions of apps, but I'm always up for something more creative, or scientific, as I have a soft spot for all things anatomy (I was a kinesiology major!)

I love start-up life, parenthesis, mimosas and Mario Kart. Not necessarily in that order.

Work History

Border Stylo
Community Manager
July 2009 to Present
• Manage and monitor all of the social media strategy and outreach.
• Manage social media and blogging policies.
• Schedule, draft, publish and maintain two company blogs.
• Act as first line of defense for customer support, offering assistance with bugs, community feedback and questions.
• Assist marketing team with media strategies, outreach (both digital and in-person), and press.
• Liaison between community and internal team.

Local Matters/Guidespot
Freelance Writer
October 2008 to October 2009
• Responsible for writing and publishing weekly content for website.
• Also responsible for driving traffic to site through use of SEO, social networking and advertising through blogs.
• I coverd topics from new technology and gadgets to local Chicago hot spots and events.

Gals' Guide
Freelance Writer
May 2009 to Febuary 2010
Write, on average, one post per week, addressing tips for women, including city living, relationships, technology and home improvement.

The Printed Blog
Operations/Social Network Manager
January 2009 to June 2009
• Managed staff of seven and oversaw production of seven editions of 15 issues distributed in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago.
• Built permission-based network of more than 1,000 bloggers.
• Launched, developed and managed Facebook group page (2,400 followers), Twitter account (2,800 followers) and company blog (more than 10,000 views since January 2009).
• Spoke at a Facebook Developer’s Garage and represented TPB at Mashable’s NextUp NYC.
• Participated in Silicon Valley investment road show, discussing how to use social media to run a citizen journalism-based newspaper.